If y'all have not read Jo Beverley before, then please, start here and now. A true master of her craft and a gift to our genre, this posthumously published book, MERELY A MARRIAGE, is an excellent example of why.

If you're a fan of second chances, this is a charming and witty spin on it. They each want the other, but are in no way willing to take the emotional risk that's necessary in order to admit that. Watching them play out their prescribed game is deeeeeeelightful.

I'm writing this as vacation season is in full swing. If you're looking for a book for that final plane flight or lazy day by a pool, and like your distraction to include witty banter, strong characters, and corsets, then please look no further than MERELY A MARRIAGE.